2011 National League speedway season

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2011 National League speedway season
LeagueNational League
ChampionsScunthorpe & Sheffield Saints
Knockout CupMildenhall Fen Tigers
IndividualJason Garrity
PairsStoke Potters
FoursDudley Heathens
Division/s above2011 Elite League
2011 Premier League

The 2011 season of the National League, the third tier of British speedway was contested by ten teams, with Scunthorpe & Sheffield Saints winning the play-offs to become champions.[1]

Final table[edit]

Pos Team PL W D L BP Pts
1 Stoke Potters 18 13 0 5 17 43
2 Scunthorpe & Sheffield Saints 18 11 0 7 14 36
3 Belle Vue Colts 18 11 0 7 13 35
4 Mildenhall Fen Tigers 18 11 2 5 11 35
5 Hackney Hawks 18 8 0 10 12 28
6 King's Lynn Young Stars 18 8 1 9 9 26
7 Dudley Heathens 18 8 1 9 8 25
8 Buxton Hitmen 18 6 0 12 9 21
9 Isle of Wight Islanders 18 6 1 11 3 16
10 Newport Hornets 18 5 1 12 4 15

PL = Matches; W = Wins; D = Draws; L = Losses; BP = Bonus Pts Pts = Total Points

SCORING SYSTEM Home loss by any number of points = 0 Home draw = 1 Home win by between 1 and 6 points = 2 Home win by 7 points or more = 3 Away loss by 7 points or more = 0 Away loss by 6 points or less = 1 Away draw = 2 Away win by between 1 and 6 points = 3 Away win by 7 points or more = 4

Play Offs[edit]

Top four teams race off in two-legged semi-finals and final to decide championship.[2] The winner was Scunthorpe & Sheffield Saints who defeated the Mildenhall Fen Tigers in the final.

Semi-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
14/10 Scunthorpe/Sheffield 51-42 Belle Vue
02/10 Mildenhall 51-40 Stoke
01/10 Stoke 44-46 Mildenhall
28/10 Belle Vue 46-41 Scunthorpe/Sheffield

Final[edit]

Date Team one Score Team two
21/10 Scunthorpe/Sheffield 62-33 Mildenhall
23/10 Mildenhall 59-31 Scunthorpe/Sheffield

Final Leading averages[edit]

[3]

Rider Team Average
Kyle Howarth Belle Vue 9.86
Todd Kurtz Newport 9.78
Simon Lambert Stoke 9.45

National League Knockout Cup[edit]

The 2011 National League Knockout Cup was the 14th edition of the Knockout Cup for tier three teams. Mildenhall Fen Tigers were the winners.[4] [5]

First round

Date Team one Score Team two
11/06 Hackney 42-50 Mildenhall
05/06 Mildenhall 60-32 Hackney
04/06 Stoke 57-35 Buxton
01/06 Belle Vue Colts 39-52 Dudley
17/05 Dudley 45-39 Belle Vue Colts
14/05 Newport Hornets 53-40 Isle Of Wight
10/05 Isle Of Wight 56-38 Newport Hornets
01/05 Buxton 45-44 Stoke

Semi-finals

Date Team one Score Team two
13/09 Isle Of Wight 44-46 Mildenhall
28/08 Mildenhall 57-37 Isle Of Wight
28/06 Dudley 47-43 Stoke
26/06 Stoke 62-32 Dudley

Final[edit]

Date Team one Score Team two
22/10 Stoke 40-52 Mildenhall
25/09 Mildenhall 51-43 Stoke

Riders' Championship[edit]

Jason Garrity won the Riders' Championship. The final was held on 3 September at Rye House Stadium.[6]

Pos. Rider Team Total
1 Jason Garrity Belle Vue 12
2 Kyle Howarth Belle Vue 11
3 Jay Herne Newport 10
4 Robert Branford Buxton 10
5 Richie Worrall Scunthorpe/Sheffield 9
6 Todd Kurtz Newport 9
7 Ashley Morris Dudley 9
8 Simon Lambert Stoke 8
9 Steve Worrall Scunthorpe/Sheffield 7
10 David Mason Hackney 7
11 Jack Hargreaves Mildenhall 6
12 James Cockle King's Lynn 6
13 Adam Allott Buxton 5
14 Tim Webster Stoke 5
15 Nick Simmons Isle of Wight 4
16 Barrie Evans Hackney 1

Pairs[edit]

The National League Pairs Championship, was held at Hayley Stadium, on 18 June 2011. The event was won by Tim Webster and Simon Lambert of the Stoke Potters.[7]

Final

  • Stoke bt Newport 5–4

Fours[edit]

Dudley won the National League Fours, held on 30 July 2011 at Loomer Road Stadium.[8]

Final
Pos Team Pts Riders
1 Dudley 15 Roynon 6, Morris 4, Armstrong 3, Franklin 2
2 Belle Vue 12 Bekker 4, McKinna 4, Garrity 4, Mason 0
3 Stoke 12 Atkin 4, Lambert 3, Webster 3, Pickard 2
4 Mildenhall 9 Heeps 3, Jacobs 3, Hargreaves 2, Blackbird 1

Teams and final averages[edit]

Midland Development League[edit]

Pos team P W D L B Pts
1 Long Eaton Invaders 8 5 1 2 4 15
2 Team Viking Academy 8 5 0 3 3 13
3 Halifax Dukes 8 3 2 3 1 9
4 Sheffield Cubs 8 2 2 4 1 7
5 Scunthorpe Stags 8 2 1 5 1 6

Long Eaton won grand final 40–32 on aggregate[9]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Major League Competitions". Speedway Archive.
  2. ^ "Welcome - British Speedway Official Website". 3 March 2017.
  3. ^ "2011 Averages" (PDF). Speedway GB.
  4. ^ "National League Knockout Cup Winners". Speedway Archive.
  5. ^ "2011 National League Knockout Cup". Speedway Archive.
  6. ^ "Speedway: Birmingham Brummies get Jason Garrity for Challenge clash". Birmingham Mail. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  7. ^ "Stoke Potters' Tim Webster enjoying best ever season". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
  8. ^ "2011". Cradley Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  9. ^ "2011 Midland Development League". Speedway Archive. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
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